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Professional Certificate of Competency in Modern SCADA Communication Systems including DNP3 & IEC60870

BY THE END OF THIS 3-MONTH INTERACTIVE LIVE ONLINE COURSE YOU WILL LEARN:

The fundamentals of SCADA systems

SCADA protocols and how they should be structured and applied

"Best practice" decisions on the best and most cost effective use of SCADA open protocols for your company

The best current practice for data communications for SCADA systems, including LAN and WAN based systems

DNP3 protocol and how to apply it to your next SCADA project

DNP3 interoperability issues

The "nuts and bolts" about selecting DNP3 based systems

Troubleshooting simple problems with the DNP3 protocol

The fundamentals of IEC 60870-5 protocols

How IEC 61850 is structured

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Overview

This course covers the essential elements of SCADA systems with particular emphasis on the DNP3 protocol, with an overview of the IEC 60870.5 and IEC 61850 protocols as well as new developments in this area.

The course commences with a review of the fundamentals of SCADA systems hardware, software and the communications systems that connect the outstations to the SCADA Master control station. The R S-232 and RS-485 interface standards are reviewed, along with MODBUS, Ethernet and TCP/IP protocols. The application of both Local Area and Wide Area networks for SCADA system communications is also covered. A detailed explanation of the DNP3 protocol is given, where the features, message structure, practical benefits and applications are discussed. The course is intended to be product independent but examples will be taken from existing products to ensure that all aspects of the DNP3 protocols are covered.

Examples are given of the configuration issues for DNP3 operation over both low speed serial (e.g., Radio links) and high speed LAN and WAN networks. An overview of the IEC 60870.5 and IEC 61850 protocols and their areas of application is given as well as new developments in this area. The application of Fieldbus protocols in SCADA systems is also covered. This course provides you with the tools to design your next SCADA system more effectively using DNP3 to draw on the latest technologies.

Course Outline

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

Overview
SCADA systems
Open systems and communications standards
MODBUS and DNP3
Local Area Networks, Ethernet and TCP/IP
IEC 60870-5
IEC 61850 protocol
Open SCADA Protocols
Interoperability and open standards
Development of standards

MODULE 2: Fundamentals of SCADA Systems

MODULE 3: Advanced consideration of DNP

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
Basic interface standards: R S-232 and R S-485
MO DBUS protocol
Preview of DNP3
What is DNP3?
Interoperability and open standard
Benefits of DNP3
Features of DNP3
System topology
Background and development
Why use DNP3?

MODULE 12: Fieldbus and SCADA Communications Systems

In Company Online Training Solutions

Special class groups can be arranged on request to match your own schedule. If you have a large number of staff who should complete any of our programs, read more about EIT's In Company Online Training HERE and contact us to assist you further.

Course Fees

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Please contact us with your location for certificate fees in the relevant currency. Full payment is required between two (2) and four (4) weeks before the course starts.

Certificate fees include:

All live webinars with a professional instructor

Four (4) technical manuals (as searchable eBooks)

Course materials

Software

Assignments, and

Ongoing support from a dedicated Course Coordinator

All you need to participate is an Internet connection, a computer, speakers and, if possible, a microphone.

Industrial data communications, networking and IT systems are key components of all modern plants and facilities and industrial infrastructure. Robust and reliable communications links are now critical in almost every industry. There are daily reports of viral and hack attacks on industrial computer systems and there is an extraordinary need for up-to-date training and education in these areas.

To address the shortage of well-trained industrial data communications, networking and industrial IT personnel, EIT has developed an Advanced Diploma in Industrial Data Communications, Networking and IT. The short courses that form part of EIT's professional development series are designed to provide students with critical knowledge and practical tools that can be immediately applied to the workplace. They are ideal to up-skill and/or cross-skill in a particular area or technology.

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